 hey there friends thanks for checking in today we're looking at the new walther pdp performance duty pistol there was much anticipation once walther announced they were producing a new pistol people wondered what it was they're releasing it today this is the walther pdp performance duty pistol and it offers so much and the performance duty part is a theme that runs throughout the features you'll see once i get into this but check out that grip people love the ppq i've owned this for years i've loved it two primary reasons well actually three the the shooting accuracy but the grip ergonomics is amazing you know it has that cross directional texturing it's just so comfortable in the hand and the trigger is incredible now what we have here is a performance duty grip it does have the cross directional texturing with that additional stippling throughout that really feels great in the hand so you're getting that the same ergonomics with a heavier texture also super terrain serrations that's what walther's calling it deep cut serrations both front and rear and they they are deep cut and they they feel great the magazines are 15 rounds all right and they are interchangeable with the ppq mags same mag so if you go with the pdp you could use your ppq mags no problem but the one thing actually there are a couple but the one thing that i particularly enjoy is the trigger they have a performance duty trigger here that is shorter and lighter i'm measuring it at four pounds and i tell you you can really notice at the range four pound trigger short travel and then your reset is right there for the follow-up shots at the range it's noticeable you can you can feel the difference when you use the pdp with this shorter trigger check that out the sights are three dot the rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation pinned in front dot but what i like about this is that when you put a red dot on there you can see right through it you can still align your sights so that if something happens with your dot then you know you can use your sights and that is a nice way to go it does have an ambidextrous slide stop okay much like the ppq all right and there it is remains with a full pick rail right there and a nice shooting handgun when i took it to the range i started out with this setup right here it is red dot ready all right and then walther has various plates so when you purchase this you can choose what dot you're going to use they'll give you the the right plate for it and you'll love it people are loving red dots and walther created red dot ready with the pdp so let's go ahead and look at some range footage here we'll come back and put the dot on i went with the vortex viper it's a great red dot one touch on one touch off nice clear glass crisp dot and i mentioned you can see your sights through the glass just like that all right so that's available in case something happens to your dot but i want to show a couple other differences that the pdp offers a little more squared off muzzle end okay compared to the ppq and we'll take a look at the super terrain serrations versus what they had with the ppq and we'll also look at the the width of the grip approximately the same length the same and then the texturing difference is much more stippled obviously but they both feel really great and then over here you've got a little more texturing on the magazine release not a deal breaker but worth mentioning right there it says pdp also says it right here in the back of the slide pdp and i also want to show you this big old suitcase that walther gives you with the pdp models all right has everything that you need two magazines uh 15 round magazines and a couple back straps all the hardware that you need for the red dot is available right here wrenches everything lock paperwork we don't need to go through all that but a neat case it's big let me go ahead and disassemble this we will already show clear there disassemble the exact same way as most walther models and there you can see the frame and then the captured recoil spring and guide rod and four inch polygonal rifle barrel this is also available with a four and a half inch model a little larger full-size handgun with the pdp i went with the four inch model just because i don't know i consider it a little more of a duty pistol perhaps four and a half may have been a good choice too i'm not complaining but i really do enjoy the pistol and i really like that four-pound trigger shorter travel right there is what you're looking at let's go ahead and get it on the scale we'll take a look at the weight with the mag in and the red dot installed with that plate you're looking at one pound three quarters ounces we move that to just ounces 25 and three quarters ounces here are 15 rounds nine millimeter 32 and an eighth add additional carry round those are target loads 32 and a half ounces loaded with the dot and 16 rounds walther states that this is the most modular handgun they ever created various frame sizes will work and you know options are always nice whether you use a red dot or not the option of it being optic ready is nice the modularity is nice so you can go with the frame size that would suit you best this pistol offers quite a bit in the package and everything that they enhanced with it for an msrp of 649 and i think it's going to be a big hit for walther people love optic ready handguns and it's available here people love the ppq this is like a souped up ppq with many more options and i certainly love it it really stood out at the range that's where you're going to feel that trigger feel that grip use that optic in there's no complaining on my end i think it's a beautiful pistol it's a great shooting pistol and i think walther did a great job if you like videos like this please subscribe and share i always appreciate thumbs up button thanks for watching and you guys be safe